[Bro-Dev] which of these Lintian error messages need tickets?

[Dopheide, Jeannette M]

Hello Bro-Dev,

See link:

https://lintian.debian.org/full/bengen@debian.org.html#bro_2.4.1_x2bdfsg-2

Below I've listed the errors/alerts associated with the software we develop (e.g., bro, broctl, btests, etc.) and grouped them by error message. Which, if any, of these errors need a ticket to fix?

1. binary file built without LFS support
binpac:
binary-file-built-without-LFS-support<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/binary-file-built-without-LFS-support.html>
usr/bin/binpac

bro (2.4.1+dfsg-2+b3; main):
binary-file-built-without-LFS-support<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/binary-file-built-without-LFS-support.html>
usr/bin/bro

bro-aux (0.35-1):
binary-file-built-without-LFS-support<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/binary-file-built-without-LFS-support.html>
usr/bin/nfcollector

2. binary without manpage
binpac (0.44-1):
binary-without-manpage<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/binary-without-manpage.html>
usr/bin/binpac
usr/bin/binpac

btest (0.54-1):
binary-without-manpage<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/binary-without-manpage.html>
usr/bin/btest
usr/bin/btest-ask-update
usr/bin/btest-bg-run
usr/bin/btest-bg-run-helper
usr/bin/btest-bg-wait
usr/bin/btest-diff
usr/bin/btest-diff-rst
usr/bin/btest-rst-cmd
usr/bin/btest-rst-include
usr/bin/btest-rst-pipe
usr/bin/btest-setsid

3. hardening no bindnow
 binpac (0.44-1):
hardening-no-bindnow<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-bindnow.html>
usr/bin/binpac
usr/bin/binpac

bro (2.4.1+dfsg-2+b3; main):
hardening-no-bindnow<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-bindnow.html>
usr/bin/bro
usr/bin/bro

bro-aux (0.35-1):
hardening-no-bindnow<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-bindnow.html>
usr/bin/adtrace
usr/bin/adtrace
usr/bin/bro-cut
usr/bin/bro-cut
usr/bin/ftwire2bro
usr/bin/ftwire2bro
usr/bin/nfcollector
usr/bin/nfcollector
usr/bin/rst
usr/bin/rst

capstats (0.22-1):
hardening-no-bindnow<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-bindnow.html>
usr/bin/capstats
usr/bin/capstats

4. hardening no pie
binpac (0.44-1):
hardening-no-pie<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-pie.html>
usr/bin/binpac
usr/bin/binpac

bro (2.4.1+dfsg-2+b3; main):
hardening-no-pie<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-pie.html>
usr/bin/bro
usr/bin/bro

bro-aux (0.35-1):
hardening-no-pie<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-pie.html>
usr/bin/adtrace
usr/bin/adtrace
usr/bin/bro-cut
usr/bin/bro-cut
usr/bin/ftwire2bro
usr/bin/ftwire2bro
usr/bin/nfcollector
usr/bin/nfcollector
usr/bin/rst
usr/bin/rst

capstats (0.22-1):
hardening-no-pie<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/hardening-no-pie.html>
usr/bin/capstats
usr/bin/capstats

5. no ctrl scripts
binpac (0.44-1):
no-ctrl-scripts<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-ctrl-scripts.html>

bro (2.4.1+dfsg-2+b3; main):
no-ctrl-scripts<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-ctrl-scripts.html>

bro-common:
no-ctrl-scripts<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-ctrl-scripts.html>

bro-aux (0.35-1):
no-ctrl-scripts<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-ctrl-scripts.html>

capstats (0.22-1):
no-ctrl-scripts<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/no-ctrl-scripts.html>

6. static library has unneeded section
binpac (0.44-1):
static-library-has-unneeded-section<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/static-library-has-unneeded-section.html>
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_buffer.cc.o) .comment
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_buffer.cc.o) .comment
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_bytestring.cc.o) .comment
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_bytestring.cc.o) .comment
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_regex.cc.o) .comment
usr/lib/libbinpac.a(binpac_regex.cc.o) .comment

7. unused override
bro (2.4.1+dfsg-2+b3; main):
unused-override<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/unused-override.html>
description-starts-with-package-name

8. extended description is probably too short
bro-common:
extended-description-is-probably-too-short<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/extended-description-is-probably-too-short.html>

9. ctrl script (is this really an error? it doesn't seem like one)
broctl (1.4-1):
ctrl-script<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/ctrl-script.html>
postinst
prerm

btest (0.54-1):
ctrl-script<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/ctrl-script.html>
postinst
prerm

10. vcs field uses insecure uri
trace-summary (0.84-1):
vcs-field-uses-insecure-uri<https://lintian.debian.org/tags/vcs-field-uses-insecure-uri.html>
vcs-browser http://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/trace-summary.git
vcs-git git://anonscm.debian.org/collab-maint/trace-summary.git<http://debian.org/collab-maint/trace-summary.git>

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Jeannette M. Dopheide
Bro Outreach Coordinator
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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